Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-17

though discredited by the desertion of
its spt cial champions aud by the bypO-
crisy OF its pledged official supporters.
We still adhere to its principles and de-
mand its honest endorsements and its
continued development. Grateful
to the patriotism ct the nation
which ensbled the Republican party
to schieve these great objects
we ackno ledge there remains mucu TO
be sccon p'ished. There ere relics OF
bsrbsrism still but partially eradlcated,
still contestipg their rights OF supremacy,
snd among these are poly
gamv, ignorance and luteUper-
ance. Remembering that The Republican
party was uDded upon the principles Of
liberty qualified by law and good order Of
society, these sssocIsted eluos caunotfail
to continue war against these triplets Of
b b trisu, till they are buried in
THE GRAVE WHERE SLAVERY SLEEPS
eternally. "A the Republicans of 1860
fought their fight for the rights of men,
and won their long line of historic vicso-
fies over the evils whic. then prevailed,
so will we enter the contest
OF the coming years, resolved not
to disband until the young men
of this generation can crown their
brow with laurel of wreaths Of new
tTiumphs over sill the obstacles which
thwart our advancement in the ele
ments Of national greatness.
While these delegates were pre-
pairing to ASSEMBLE in council
for the patriotic WORK as duiiiul citizens
they and all their countrymen were
astounded by message from the Demo
Of oia nf limited
States which abandoned all precedents
requires him to give Congress infOrma-
ton OF the state of the Union. Every
President from Washington to Arthur
has annuslly performed this duty. This
President has descended SO fsr from this
practice Is to allow himself to convert
this constitutional duty into 8
partisan speech for the over
throw Of the policy recommended
by the founders of the government and
especially Endorsed By his predecessors
in office. We therefore call the attention
of our countrymen to the facts of their
own recent history under the in
fuence Of policy of protection.
Inc principle of protective tariff was
adopted in 1851 during the War OF the re-
ballion. For four years after its adoption
The war continued, paraly zing business
aud industries and rendering large part
of the country oyerrun by
the contending armies almost
q waste, and such has
been the benehcent influence of the pro-
tsctive system upon the country that to-
day there is not another example to be
found in the world or in the records of
the past where nation has made
the progress we have made
during like period Of time. In 1860 the
national wealth. of the country was COM
puted st $4,000 O00. 900 snd now
it is over $50, 100000 900. Ia
1860 we had a traction over
80 900 miles of railroad. day we have
not less than 140 900. In 1860 the manu-
f4ctured commodities of cur country we e
81, SOC, 100000. To-day they amount
TO over $1,000, 600. 600. Our foreigo
commerce has doubled since
1860, aud our Internal
commerce is more than 81 ,000,0 600
year, while our working p opte have on
deposit in the banks over
81, 100, OOO, 900. To-day in wealth,
power, grandeur and civi-z stion
IL is the first awong the nations OF the
world. The United States while extend
ing their power and increasing their
wealth, have developed their resource,
built up their industries and given
TO our people to such
ga extent u make the nation a
thing independent Of foreign production.
To-day labor is better paid and manu-
featured commodities cheaper TO
all our people thsa III u
were before the present protective
system was adopted. These important
results have been accomplished by vast
increase of the home competition with
It's current advantage Of equal in
crease in employment of LABOR, both
skilled and unskilled, snd recumpense
of labor. 1t has been accomp ,nied also
by.a charge in the balance Ct trade with
foreign countries, enabling us to retain
at home the gold and silver products OF
our mines. Consequently in proportions
as our c.pitsl Increased the rate of inter-
est was reduced to a degree never before
ksowD, lessening the charges on farms
and facilitating all mercantile and manu-